Violators included area kids. In fact, Police Chief Sid Klein said he thinks much of the trouble came from area high schoolers who congregated in parking lots at night to socialize.

In one instance, a St. Petersburg teen-ager was arrested on multiple counts of aggravated assault with a motor vehicle after he hit two police officers with his car and tried to run down a third Friday night, police said. No one was seriously injured, but the incident drew a crowd of about 300 onlookers.

The beaches were ``almost dull`` Monday after collegians left and students from area high schools returned to classes, said a police spokesman.